Friday, November 25, 2011

féileacán hataí

I consider myself quite lucky because just as my tempermental junior divas grow increasingly weary of my FO photo shoot requests and start to try to write riders into their contracts with me (iTunes gift cards & the Justin Bieber perfume in exchange for modeling a hat, are you kidding me?), I have new talent rising up through the ranks. We had the good fortune of hosting the Ireland-Brooklyn-Moroccan contingent of our family for Thanksgiving which meant that the younger siblings of my daughters would be available for action. The older sister here is quite fond of the camera and the younger one can't speak yet, so no protest from her at all!

The SpecsPattern: Butterfly hat by Sofiya CreminYarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Uva and Tigerlily, about 60% of each skeinNeedles: Sizes 4 and 7Mods: noneI originally made the orange hat for the big sister. She quite craftily let me know that "...this hat is for the baby, MY HAT is purple". I mean, how can I refuse a sly request like that? You better believe I was off like a shot to rifle through my stash to find the perfect color.The older sister noticed the butterfly motif right away and exclaimed "Féileacán!" (fail-uh-con-- butterfly in Irish) in her excitement. The butterfly stitch is gimmicky for sure, and it's definitely a one-trick pony typa deal, but for kids it's a super cute idea, right?Malabrigo is a dream...for certain projects. I would never be so foolish as to knit a sweater out of it, it's an accessories only affair in my opinion as the pill factor is a little out of control. But the colors, the colors! Honestly they are quite unreal. I used to wax poetic over Frank Ochre and Bobby Blue, but this Tiger Lily is pretty dazzling. What's your favorite shade? Let me know in the comments and I'll set up a mini Tombola. I'm going to the post office on the last day of November, so leave your comment by then and you might be a winner!

oh my goodness these children are just TOO MUCH. And good God do I ever hear you about malabrigo for accessories only. Even then - nothing that will get a lot of friction. I made the mistake of making some mittens out of it once and they are the rattiest things around now.

I love the verde Adriana. Such a pretty green! And what cute little ones. I just found out my best friend is pregnant with her third child and am quite excited. I suppose it would make excellent gender neutral accessories (she makes the CUTEST babies in the world!)